How many badges does Makita have?

[FogggyTown]

Looking for a new light-duty 12 or 14 V drill driver. Was interested in the Makita

https://www.lawson-his.co.uk/scripts/de ... duct=29428

but after some further googling I came across this "budget" brand from Makita sold through Screwfix

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/83288/Pow ... ll-Driver#

After even more googling I came across this

http://www.lawson-his.co.uk/scripts/pro ... V%20Maktec

Maktec? Site? The colour similarity suggests to me that these units are the same and are just badged to order according to the want of the retailer. The reviews certainly boost the Site model skywards!

 

[wizer]

Maktec and Site, I think, are the same. In that they are the cheap arm of Makita. I have a Maktec corded drill which has lasted for 10yrs and still handles drilling brick (only thing I ever use it for). I'd imagine the cordless versions are all plastic parts including the chucks. Saying that, I had a Makita cordless drill and wasn't at all impressed with it. Much prefer the new Hitachi which is a joy to use in comparison.

 

[wizer]

Also Foggy, steer clear of Ni-Cd batteries. IME they wear out quickly. You want Li-Ion really. At very least use NiMH which are somewhat better than Ni-Cd.

 

[FogggyTown]

Also Foggy, steer clear of Ni-Cd batteries. IME they wear out quickly. You want Li-Ion really. At very least use NiMH which are somewhat better than Ni-Cd.

I agree with you in general but this drill is only going to be used for light duty and probably never enough to wear down a full charge anyway. If I get a couple of years I'll be happy.

 

[wizer]

That's worse with Ni-Cads. You really need to be careful with how you use and charge them. They actually perform much better in constant use because they need nearly full discharge and re-charge often. If either charged when half empty or left half empty then they create a memory which can vastly shorten their lives. I know some people have got on ok with Ni-Cads but no tool I've ever had with Ni-Cads has lasted more than 12 month before the batteries started playing up.